Italy vs Spain: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Italy
322,835 Enterprises
in 2024
Spain
118,166 Enterprises
in 2024
Italy rank
6th
Spain rank
9th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199520092024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 322,835 Enterprises against 118,166 Enterprises in Spain, a difference of 204,669 Enterprises.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.7 times Spain's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 23 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 616,985 Enterprises 102,737 Enterprises 514,248 Enterprises Italy
2000s 413,398 Enterprises 120,810 Enterprises 292,588 Enterprises Italy
2010s 372,477 Enterprises 91,870 Enterprises 280,607 Enterprises Italy
2020s 314,470 Enterprises 101,175 Enterprises 213,296 Enterprises Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 322,835 Enterprises against 118,166 Enterprises in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Italy and Spain?
204,669 Enterprises, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Italy ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
178 places, 3,886 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship have become integral part of business statistics offering of most OECD member countries and beyond. It supplements more complete annual datasets (e.g. Business Demography, Structural Business Statistics by Size class) with more timely monthly or quarterly information on a limited number of indicators.Data are broken down whenever available byeconomic activity according to International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4 at the level of sections (letters) and higher aggregates, most often covering the total economy, geographic area at country and TL2 level of the OECD Territorial grids, legal form into three main groups: Limited liability (LL), Partnership (PA) and Sole proprietorship (SP). With very few exceptions, series are not seasonally or calendar adjusted, so care should be taken in interpreting sub-annual changes. Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship provide valuable information to policy makers and researchers on most recent trends in business dynamics.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.